Description
Book SynopsisDespite many books and courses teaching Thai Massage techniques, therapeutic application remains a confusing and inaccessible area. This high-level visual manual seeks to elucidate this challenge for students and professionals in Thai Massage. The reader will learn how to apply techniques and for whom, in the correct conditions, sequence, and pace.
This comprehensive book incorporates neuromuscular treatments for an array of conditions whilst guiding students on how to develop fluidity in transition from technique to technique. Relying on visual prompts such as photographs, muscle charts, and anatomical images, this is an invaluably practical resource for bodywork students and teachers.
Table of ContentsContents
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
Origins of Thai Massage
The Father Doctor
Centuries Later in Siam
Branches of Traditional Thai Medicine
Part I
Being A Healer
Thai Medicine Prayer
What You Need to Practice
Before and During Treatment
General Body Mechanics Principles
Body Positions for Practitioners
Common Transitions
Additional Concepts and Guidelines for Practice
Four Steps in A Sessions
Working with Sen Sib
Acupressure's Main Points
Thai Massage and Neuromuscular Therapy
Cross Syndromes as Causes
Trigger Points
Cross-Fiber Friction Techniques
Contraindications and Areas of Caution
Wai Kru: The Bow of Respect
Part II
Learning the Flow
Supine - Lower Body
Supine - Single Leg Sequence
Clinical Focus #1: Plantar Fasciitis
Clinical Focus #2: Achilles Tendinitis
Clinical Focus #3: Knee Joint and Ligaments
Clinical Focus #4: Hamstring Tears and High Hamstring Tendinopathy
Clinical Focus #5: The Gluteus Medius
Clinical Focus #6: The Iliopsoas
Supine - Abdominal Massage
Supine - Arms and Shoulders
Clinical Focus #7: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Clinical Focus #8: Brachial Plexus Nerve Entrapment
Clinical Focus #9: Rotator Cuff Muscles
Prone - Lower Body
Optional Clinical Focus #10: Achilles Tendinitis
Prone - Back and Shoulders
Clinical Focus #11: Lower Back Pain
Clinical Focus #12: Sciatica
Prone - Pelvis and Legs
Clinical Focus #13: The Piriformis
Clinical Focus #14: Sacral Ligaments - "Sacral Mandala"
Prone - Additional Techniques
Side-Lying - Lower Body
Clinical Focus #15:
A: Piriformis and Deep External Hip Rotators (the Deep Six)
B: Sacral Ligaments
Clinical Focus #16: Ribcage Connection - the Lats, Serratus, and Intercostals
Supine - Back Lift and Stretches
Seated - Back, Neck, and Shoulders
Supine - Neck
Clinical Focus #17: The Scalenes
Clinical Focus #18: Neck Pain
Clinical Focus #19: Whiplash and the Sternocleidomastoid (SCM)
Face and Scalp
Clinical Focus #20: Jaw Pain and Tension and the TMJ
Appendix
Article 1: When to Stretch the Calf Muscles
Article 2: The Secret to Resolving the IT Band Syndrome
Article 3: The Scoop on the Piriformis
Article 4: Should We Stretch the Trapezius and Other Neck Muscles?
Article 5: Treating Pain and Tension in Mid-Back
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